Welder&#39;s helmet



Aug. 28, 1956 c. H. JONES WELDERS HELMET Filed Dec. 8, 1953 IN V EN TOR. (HA/u 55 H, JONES BY Unit d sm dPat ffiy .1 .1 1 WELDERS HELMET Charles H. Jones, Cincinnati, Uhia Application December 8, 1953, Serial No. 396,808

3 Claims. (Cl. 28)

This invention relates to a welders helmet. More particularly, this invention relates to an improved spark guard for a welders helmet.

An object of this invention is to provide a protective member or guard to prevent sparks and pieces of weld metal from reaching the eyes of a welder and from reaching glasses or goggles worn by the welder.

A further object of this invention is to provide a spark guard which bridges the space normally provided in a welders helmet between the head ring which rests on the welders head and the main or body portion of the helmet.

A further object of this invention is to provide a guard of this type which may readily be mounted in helmets of conventional construction.

A further object of this invention is to provide a head ring for a welders helmet having a spark guard on one side of the front portion thereof and a resilient pad on the opposite side of the front portion thereof, which pad forms a softand comfortable surface against the forehead of the wearer and which fits tightly against the forehead.

A further object of this invention is to provide a detachable spark guard assembly for a welders helmet which includes a flanged guard member and a wrap-a-round member that wraps around the forehead engaging portion of the head ring and secures the guard member to the head.

The above and other objects and features of the invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains from the following detailed description, and the drawing, in which:

Figure l is a view in perspective of a welders helmet provided with a spark guard constructed in accordance with an embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in section of the spark guard and a portion of the body member of the helmet;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the head ring of a welders helmet having a detachable spark guard constructed in accordance with another embodiment of the invention; and

Fig. 4 is a view in section of the head ring and guard member of Fig. 3 shown in conjunction with a portion of the body member of the helmet.

In the following detailed description, and the drawing, like reference characters indicate like parts.

In Fig. 17 a welders helmet is indicated generally at 10. The helmet includes a body member 12 of generally channel shape having a closed upper end 13. A lens holder 14 is attached to the front of the body portion and carries lenses 16 and 18 as indicated in Fig. 2.

As shown in Fig. 1, a head harness 19 is pivotally mounted on the flanges of the body member on pivots 21, only one of which is shown. The pivots 21 support strap members 22. The strap members 22 support an inverted U-shaped harness member 23 carried by a head ring 24. The head ring 24 rests on the wearers head, the helmet being supported by the head harness 19 from ring 24.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, head ring 24 includes an annular main portion 26 and a flange 27. The flange 27 2,760,197 Patented 1956 2 is integral with the body portion 26, and projectsforwardly therefrom to bridge the space between the head ring 24 and the body portion 12 of the helmet, when the head ring is substantially perpendicular to the aXis of the body member. The flange 27 can thus catch any sparks or the like which enter the upper portion of the helmet and prevent them from striking the wearers face or eyes.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a sponge rubber pad 28 may be mounted on the inner face of the head ring inboard of the flange 27. The pad 28 engages the forehead of the wearer to form a soft pad against the forehead and to insure a tight fit between the forehead and the head ring.

Conventional Welders helmets are provided with a head ring, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, at 31 and which is of uniform cross section. In the device shown in Figs. 3 and 4, a flanged member 32 is attached to the front portion of the ring 31, and, as indicated in Fig. 4, bridges the gap between the head ring 31 and the body member 33 of the helmet and serves to catch sparks entering the upper portion of the helmet. The member 32 is of angle shape in cross section, and, as shown in Fig. 4', one flange 34 corresponds in shape to the front portion of the ring 31 while the other flange 36 acts to catch sparks. The flange 34 is provided with a plurality of openings 37. An elongated attachment member 38 of leather or the like, wraps around the front portion of the head ring member 31, and the edges of the member 38 are attached together by snap fasteners 39 which pass through the openings 37. Thus, the attachment member 33 holds the flanged guard member 32 in position on the head ring 31. As shown in Fig. 4, a sponge rubber pad 41 is attached to the interior of the attachment member 35; and overlies the inner face of head ring 31 to form a soft pad against the wearers forehead and to insure a tight fit between the forehead of the wearer and the head ring 31.

The welders helmets illustrated in the drawing and described above are subject to structural modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A welders helmet which comprises an open-topped hollow main body member of generally channel shape having a web portion and spaced side portions adapted'to cover the face and the sides of the head, respectively, of the welder when in operative position, a head ring pivotaliy attached to the side portions of the body member and spaced from the web and side portions thereof, and a spark guard member of angle shape attached to the head ring, the spark guard member having an attaching flange overlying and attached to the head ring and a spark catching flange extending from the head ring substantially to the web and side portions of the main member and substantially filling the space therebetween to catch sparks entering the upper portion of the helmet above the welders eyes when the body member is in operative position.

2. A welders helmet which comprises an open-topped hollow main body member of generally channel shape having a web portion and spaced side portions adapted to cover the face and the sides of the head, respectively, of a welder when in operative position, a head ring pivotally attached to the side portions of the body member and spaced from the web and side portions thereof, said head ring being adapted to be mounted on the head of a welder, and a flanged guard member attached to the head ring, the flange of the guard member extending forwardly and sidewardly from the head ring to substantially span the space between the head ring and the web and side portions of the body member to catch sparks entering the upper portion of the helmet above the welders eyes when the body member is in operative position.

3. A welders helmet which comprises an open-topped hollow mainbody member'of generally'ch'annel shape having a web portion and spaced side portions adapted to cover. the face andsides of the head, respectively, of a welder when in'operativeposition, a head'ring pivotally attached to' the side portions of the body member and spaced from thejweband side portions thereof, said head ring being" adapted to be mounted on the head of a welder, the head ring comprising a main ring member and a re'silient padmo'unted on the interior of the front portion of the ring member for engaging the forehead of the welder, and a flanged spark guard member mounted on the front portionof the head ring extending forwardly and sidew'ardlythereof and spanning the space between the main ring mefnberand the web and side portions of the body member when the body member is in operative position t0 c'ateh sparks entering the upper ortion ofthe helmet above the welders eyes.

Re. 16,515 Bowers Jan. 4, 1927 592,298 Lattimore Oct. 26,1897 1,191,562 Callahan July 18, 1916 2,259,680 Caudell Oct. 21, 1941 2,306,362 Wolfi Dec. 22, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS 508,419 Germany Oct. 29, 1929 707,963 Germany July 9, 1941 

